As with most people Tuesday, I awoke to a nightmare. Growing up outside of D.C. having a father who works for the government and having friends whose families are in the military gave me an understanding of how our nation operates. This morning, I turned on my television and thought of my cousins and friends who live in New York as well as my family and friends back in Maryland, D.C.
Fellow citizens, it is a day like Tuesday that puts our daily lives in perspective. While we spend a great deal of time and thought beating our chests about jobs, our petty problems or one sports team or another, we must not forget what is truly important in this world - the value of human life.
I found President M. Peter McPherson’s disregard for our nation and student body disrespectful and unforgivable. For those who did have family or felt the pain of Tuesday, I send out my deepest sympathy and support.
Tuesday, when many students watched and wondered how we could go on, MSU President M. Peter McPherson decided we can and we must. While the University of Michigan, Central Michigan University and other state universities closed their doors, this campus stayed open and held classes. Some may have seen this decision as a threat to the safety of students and faculty or disgraceful to the memory of the countless victims of Tuesday’s blasts.
I send out my deepest sympathies to those who are involved in this horrible national tragedy. But I believe President M.
Like the towers of the World Trade Center themselves, the entire nation shuddered from the impact of the two terrorist-guided jetliners as it watched the terrible footage replayed over and over again throughout the course of the day. The disaster in New York City sent out shock waves felt across the country - campus not excluded. Within hours there was a tremendous outpouring of support from the entire MSU community.
Tuesday night at 9:30, two men from the Spartan Marching Band played “Amazing Grace” and “Taps” outside my dorm.
Waking up to my roommate shaking me saying, “The World Trade Center and the Pentagon have been attacked!” The first thing into my mind was, “Am I sleeping still?” As I walked out into the living area, the news slapped me in the face confirming the worst.
I am writing in response to the bad decision President M. Peter McPherson made during the attack on our country. It was ridiculous and disrespectful to be expected to carry on this day as if it were any other.
Tuesday’s horrible events will probably affect all of us for a long time to come. While I have sympathy for the people who were hurt, and their families, I think that I am even more worried about what lies ahead.
I would like to take this opportunity to publicly condemn MSU President M. Peter McPherson. In what is arguably the worst terrorist attack ever on the United States’ soil, McPherson stood alone in his decision to keep MSU open. Numerous universities were closed during this abomination, if not for security purposes then out of respect for the dead and dying. Rather than taking the rest of the day to mourn the dead or be angry at the terrorists who committed this act or to visit with friends during this frightening time, students were told to go to class as if nothing had happened. During this atrocity I find it humiliating that MSU was one of the only institutions to remain open.
Tuesday’s tragedy was a great loss in many respects: lives, security, the belief of invincibility.
I just read the news, and I have been watching TV all day. Two of the four airplanes were from Boston, where I am now. I am a former president of Chinese Students and Scholars Association at MSU. I trust world peace, which has always been my goal.
These terrorists attacked the United States at our government’s nerve centers. They attempted to shut down and halt our business, trade, our government
One of the patients I am caring for is almost totally paralyzed. A neurological disease having left her with only those muscles above her neck; she is only two fierce eyes and a voice that barely approaches a whisper.
Though the extent of fatalities and injuries is yet to be known, there is an obvious need for blood donations in Washington, D.C., and New York.
An American tragedy occurred this morning in New York and Washington, D.C. I would like to send out prayers to anyone who has friends or family in these areas.
When I woke up Tuesday morning my biggest problem was that I wasn’t sure if I was prepared for my journalism ethics class.An hour later I wasn’t sure if I was prepared for anything.I consider myself a smart person.
Tuesday morning looked more like a nuclear winter than the hustle and bustle we’re supposed to see in lower Manhattan. Hundreds of miles removed, safe within the ivy covered walls of campus, we watched in horror as the scene was replayed throughout the day.
As I walk along the tree-lined streets of MSU, it is hard to imagine a crisis in this world. The glowing sun and floral aroma stain my heart with happiness and safety. Yet, as the frigid shadow of reality sets upon me, I cannot bear the idea of such a tragedy that has befallen us.